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Spurs ace Victor Wembanyama, who led the NBA in blocks for the third straight season, also becomes the youngest in league history to earn the Defensive Player ofSpurs ace Victor Wembanyama, who led the NBA in blocks for the third straight season, also becomes the youngest in league history to earn the Defensive Player of

Victor Wembanyama becomes first unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Autore: Rappler

Fonte: Rappler

2026/04/21 14:15

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The NBA Defensive Player of the Year award has been around since 1983, and in that time, no player has ever received 100% of the first-place votes for the award.

Victor Wembanyama is now the first.

The San Antonio Spurs superstar center received 100 first-place votes out of a possible 100 to unanimously win the prestigious award, the NBA announced on Monday, April 20 (Tuesday, April 21, Manila time).

“I’m super, super happy to win this award and actually super proud to be the first ever unanimous,” he said on NBC Sports Network.

Wembanyama, a candidate for Most Valuable Player, led the league in blocks (3.1 per game) for the third straight season in becoming the youngest player to ever earn the award (22 years, 98 days).

The two-time All-Star also averaged career highs in points (25.0) and rebounds (11.5) while chipping in a steal per game for a Spurs team that compiled the second-best record in the league (62-20) and also ranked No. 3 in the league in defensive rating.

Wembanyama secured 500 points in the voting and joined fellow Spur legend David Robinson in becoming the only two players since 1991-92 to win the award within their first three seasons.

That continues a remarkable tradition: a league-high four different Spurs players have now won the award a combined five times: Alvin Robertson (1986), Robinson, Kawhi Leonard (2015, 2016), and Wembanyama.

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren finished second in the voting with 239 points (76 second-place votes), while the Detroit Pistons’ Ausar Thompson finished third with 60 points (nine second-place votes). The Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert (41 points) and the Raptors’ Scottie Barnes (21 points) rounded out the top five.

“He changes the game so much,” Trail Blazers coach Tiago Splitter marveled Sunday after Wembanyama’s dominant effort in San Antonio’s playoff-opening 111-98 victory over Portland.

Wembanyama set a franchise record with 35 points in his playoff debut, adding 2 blocks on the defensive end for good measure. – Rappler.com

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